Knowing Quotes

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The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in… — Aristotle
The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing. — Isaac Asimov
Please don't make the mistake of thinking that 'Oryx and Crake' is anti-science. Science is a way of knowing, and a tool. Like all ways… — Margaret Atwood
Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You can't put on make-up, or… — Kevyn Aucoin
God is best known in not knowing him. — Saint Augustine
A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can. — Jane Austen
Knowing when to leave may be the smartest thing anyone can learn. — Burt Bacharach
The characteristic of scientific progress is our knowing that we did not know. — Gaston Bachelard
Basically no, I mean I think that it's very easy to like I say, smoke a joint or even to wear a Chairman Mao button,… — Lester Bangs
Rather than knowing more, I think I've got more open-minded. — David Bailey
A good photograph is knowing where to stand. — Ansel Adams
The tragedy of life and of the world is not that men do not know God; the tragedy is that, knowing Him, they still insist… — William Barclay
Intellectual despair results in neither weakness nor dreams, but in violence. It is only a matter of knowing how to give vent to one's rage;… — Georges Bataille
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. — Scott Adams
The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt. — Konrad Adenauer
The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope. — Walter Benjamin
It's not so much knowing when to speak, when to pause. — Jack Benny
Our modern states are preparing for war without even knowing the future enemy. — Alfred Adler
The first step is clearly defining what it is you're after, because without knowing that, you'll never get it. — Halle Berry
That is the true definition of sin; when knowing right you do the lower, ah, then you sin. Where there is no knowledge, sin is… — Annie Besant

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